Best Elementary Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2445)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1591	School 29	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	47 Croydon Rd	Yonkers	10710	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8585	580	43	13.5	66.9%	64 (11.0%)	99 (17.1%)	357 (61.6%)	28 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.7%)	$42,817			$2,567			$40,250	35.8	42.9	1356	235		363192004271
1592	Manetuck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Van Buren Ave	West Islip	11795	Suffolk County	West Islip Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(631) 504-5640	514	38	13.6	17.3%	391 (76.1%)	6 (1.2%)	76 (14.8%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$27,106			$679			$26,427	35.8	27.7	1814	222		363069004129
1593	Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3896 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	Inwood Academy For Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-0103	955	20	47.7	85.7%	7 (0.7%)	42 (4.4%)	900 (94.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$26,673			$1,793			$24,880	35.8			(n/a)		360102406241
1594	Ps 153 Homecrest	Public	PK, KG-5	1970 Homecrest Ave	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-4484	509	47	10.7	90.0%	201 (39.5%)	13 (2.6%)	152 (29.9%)	125 (24.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$33,842			$3,234			$30,607	35.8	37.4	1524	70		360015202552
1595	Tioughnioga Riverside Academy	Public	4-8	2887 Ny Rt 11	Whitney Point	13862	Broome County	Whitney Point Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 692-8232	528	57	9.3	47.9%	502 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$30,012			$3,331			$26,681	35.8	34.5	1604	9		363138004201
1596	Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Thorncliff Rd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8414	570	51	11.2	40.2%	390 (68.4%)	52 (9.1%)	49 (8.6%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	$24,967			$2,223			$22,744	35.7	29	1774	178		361623001407
1597	Ps 11 Thomas Dongan School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Garretson Ave	Staten Island	10304	Richmond County	New York City Geographic District #31	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 979-1030	282	25	11.3	80.9%	103 (36.5%)	32 (11.3%)	85 (30.1%)	55 (19.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$41,268			$2,566			$38,702	35.6	21.7	2015	418		360010302075
1598	Ps 37 Multiple Intelligence School	Public	K-8	360 W 230th St	Bronx	10463	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 796-0360	442	42	10.5	90.7%	4 (0.9%)	76 (17.2%)	357 (80.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$38,310			$3,250			$35,060	35.6	24	1942	344		360008701304
1599	Ps 197 Ocean School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Hicksville Rd	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1083	425	30	14.1	89.9%	10 (2.4%)	188 (44.2%)	210 (49.4%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$35,857			$2,185			$33,671	35.6	43.3	1346	253		360012302671
1600	Wayland Elementary School	Public	K-4	2350 Rt 63	Wayland	14572	Steuben County	Wayland-Cohocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 728-3547	451	46	9.8	59.9%	432 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$26,265			$1,186			$25,079	35.6	38.6	1493	107		360001101026

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math, NY State Assessments Science test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.